Extract CMYK from DeviceN
This Fixup will take any CMYK colorants in the DeviceN color space and put them into their own color space, using DeviceCMYK, DeviceN or Separation (depending on situation/as configured).
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1. Installation, activation, deactivation, updates 14
- 1.1 Installation of pdfToolbox Desktop or Server on Mac
- 1.2 Installation of pdfToolbox Desktop or Server on Windows
- 1.3 Activation and Deactivation of pdfToolbox
- 1.4 Multi-user system (Activating additional users on the same system)
- 1.5 Migrating the pdfToolbox to another computer (Deactivation)
- 1.6 Uninstalling the pdfToolbox Acrobat plug-in
- 1.7 Change language of user interface (desktop only)
- 1.8 Using pdfToolbox and Preflight in Acrobat Pro parallel
- 1.9 Notifications about available updates
- 1.10 Update path to pdfToolbox CLI in Switch when installing new version of pdfToolbox
- 1.11 Run as a service (Windows)
- 1.12 Create a Daemon using Mac
- 1.13 Run as an autostart systemd service (Linux)
- 1.14 System paths for preferences
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2. callas pdfToolbox Basics 20
- 2.1 Profiles, Checks, Fixups, Process Plans and Libraries
- 2.2 Checks and Fixups
- 2.3 Duplicate and edit Checks and Fixups
- 2.4 Creating Profiles
- 2.5 Creating Profiles (up to pdfToolbox 15)
- 2.6 Duplicate and edit Profiles
- 2.7 Protect Profiles, Checks, Fixups, Process Plans and Libraries against changes
- 2.8 Running a Profile and examining results
- 2.9 Export Profiles to a previous pdfToolbox version
- 2.10 Actions in pdfToolbox
- 2.11 Syntax Checks
- 2.12 Examining page content
- 2.13 Requirements for conversions to PDF
- 2.14 Add your own Output Intents
- 2.15 Checking the ISO standards using callas Desktop products
- 2.16 Compatibility between pdfToolbox and Acrobat
- 2.17 Deleting multiple Fixups or Checks at once
- 2.18 Automatic optimization of PDFs
- 2.19 Keyboard shortcuts and additional Hotkeys
- 2.20 Page selector and Split scheme
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3. Process Plans in detail 11
- 3.1 When Profiles are not enough: Process Plans
- 3.2 Process Plans: tips and tricks
- 3.3 Using Quick Check as a step in a Process Plan
- 3.4 Using Process Plans in Process Plans
- 3.5 Process Plan step "Create PDF copy"
- 3.6 Process Plan step "File pick up"
- 3.7 Process Plan step "Rename"
- 3.8 Process Plan step "Add files"
- 3.9 Switch on/off a Process Plan step via a Variable
- 3.10 Modifying the result (return code) of a Process Plan with the Check property "Create a hit (or not)"
- 3.11 Modifying structures in a Process Plan
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5. Actions and their use in callas' products 12
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7. Color conversion 17
- 7.1 Color conversion overview
- 7.2 Setting up a "Convert colors" Fixup
- 7.3 Convert colors: Advanced settings (previously "Policies")
- 7.4 Policies (deprecated, available till v10.2)
- 7.5 Processing black objects with Advanced settings (v11.0)
- 7.6 Processing black objects (deprecated, available till v10.2)
- 7.7 Convert colors to PSO Coated v3 (ECI)
- 7.8 Adjust tone values and apply gradation curve to selected objects
- 7.9 How to convert CMYK in DeviceN to DeviceCMYK
- 7.10 DeviceLink conversion
- 7.11 Use included DeviceLink profile to convert ISO Coated v2 ↔ PSO Coated v3 (ECI)
- 7.12 Replace existing ICC profile
- 7.13 Convert spot color names to UTF-8
- 7.14 Update all spot colors in a PDF using a spot color Swatch library
- 7.15 Internal spot color library
- 7.16 Convert RGB to CMYK using custom tolerance for gray (v11.0)
- 7.17 Extract CMYK from DeviceN
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8. PDF/X-5 and n-channel color 4
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10. Spotify - Derive spot colors from content (v11.0) 4
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12. Images 2
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13. Prepare PDF documents for production 12
- 13.1 Generate bleed from page content
- 13.2 Generate bleed for irregular shapes
- 13.3 Check and fix bleed
- 13.4 Create a dieline and bleed for irregular shapes (v11.0)
- 13.5 Create a dieline and bleed for irregular shapes with gaps in outer border (v11.0)
- 13.6 Change page size with the help of the “Set page geometry boxes” Fixup
- 13.7 Outline page geometry boxes in a specified tint value of a spot color
- 13.8 Create pre-separated pages
- 13.9 How to 'Split or reorder' PDF
- 13.10 Create white underlays for printing on transparent foil using "Create spot color plate based on ink amount"
- 13.11 Derive spot color from softmasks
- 13.12 Ink coverage Check properties
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15. Variable Data Print (VDP) 4
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17. Variables and JavaScript, Ask-at-runtime dialog 28
- 17.1 Simple variables
- 17.2 Using Variables for resources
- 17.3 Variables using JavaScript: Overview
- 17.4 JavaScript in pdfToolbox: Custom data objects and methods
- 17.5 Variables using JavaScript: pdfToolbox objects and methods
- 17.6 Interpretation of the app.requires values
- 17.7 Using variables in a property - The TrimBox example
- 17.8 Extracting information from an XML Report file via XPath
- 17.9 Using an external JSON jobticket file
- 17.10 Defining variables using app.requires with closed choice of allowed values
- 17.11 Process pages differently in a Process Plan using a Check and JavaScript
- 17.12 Using "trigger" values to adjust processing in a Process Plan
- 17.13 How to branch processing in a Process Plan using JavaScript
- 17.14 Debugging JavaScript Variables
- 17.15 Use RegEx in variables
- 17.16 Using object coordinates from a hit in a Process Plan
- 17.17 Map (spot and process) colors using script variables
- 17.18 Ask-at-runtime Dialog: Introduction
- 17.19 Adjust ask-at-runtime dialog
- 17.20 Working with ask-at-runtime templates
- 17.21 Arbitrary JavaScript controlled Fixups
- 17.22 Referencing resources in arbitrary JavaScript controlled Fixups
- 17.23 Using JavaScript for pop up values in "Arbitrary JavaScript controlled Fixups"
- 17.24 Using JavaScript in an (apply to) filter
- 17.25 Arbitrary JavaScript controlled Checks
- 17.26 Execute external application via JavaScript function
- 17.27 Autocomplete while writing JavaScript
- 17.28 Editing JavaScript in Visual Studio Code
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18. Advanced configuration of Profiles 3
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19. Reports for Profiles 10
- 19.1 PDF reports (using masks or layers)
- 19.2 HTML based custom reports
- 19.3 HTML based custom reports – generate optional information
- 19.4 HTML based custom reports – control custom parameters via JavaScript
- 19.5 Dump variables report (using JSON)
- 19.6 Command line options for multi-language support
- 19.7 Modify strings for internal syntax checks using Custom Dicts
- 19.8 XML report: Convert pt to mm
- 19.9 JSON report – based on JS object
- 19.10 JSON report – similar to XML report
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20. Place content 14
- 20.1 Place dynamic page numbers
- 20.2 Place dynamic text
- 20.3 Place individual text per page
- 20.4 Place barcodes and matrix codes
- 20.5 Place any content: Basics (“Place Content” via HTML templates
- 20.6 Place any content: Preparation
- 20.7 Place any content: Positioning content
- 20.8 Place any content: Simple example placing content in the upper left
- 20.9 Using Variables in a Place Content HTML template to place text
- 20.10 Place any content: Use information about the PDF document
- 20.11 Place barcode: Using an HTML-template for an extended configuration
- 20.12 Advanced 2D code use cases
- 20.13 Place content transparently or opaquely
- 20.14 Overview of pdfChip versions in pdfToolbox
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22. Optical character recognition (OCR) 3
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23. Barcode recognition 3
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24. Context aware object detection: Sifter 25
- 24.1 Beyond classic preflighting: Context aware object detection (Sifter)
- 24.2 Finding the right "Context aware object detection" property
- 24.3 Proximity: Object reaches into edge area of a shape
- 24.4 Proximity: Object crosses shape
- 24.5 Proximity: Objects close to each other
- 24.6 Above versus below: Object on top of other object(s)
- 24.7 Above versus below: Object not on top of any other object
- 24.8 Above versus below: Object below other object
- 24.9 Above versus below: Object not below any other object
- 24.10 Above versus below: Object covers other object
- 24.11 Above versus below: Object covered by other object
- 24.12 Inside versus outside: Object inside other object
- 24.13 Inside versus outside: Object outside other object
- 24.14 Inside versus outside: Object inside shape
- 24.15 Inside versus outside: Object outside shape
- 24.16 Inside versus outside: Object crosses other object
- 24.17 Visibility: Object is invisible
- 24.18 Visibility: Object is visible
- 24.19 Visibility: Object is partially obliterated
- 24.20 Visibility: Object is completely obliterated
- 24.21 Visibility: Object is partially clipped
- 24.22 Visibility: Object is completely clipped
- 24.23 Advanced "Context aware object detection" property
- 24.24 "Shapes" Property for use in "Context aware object detection" checks
- 24.25 How to debug Sifter Checks and see their results
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25. Processing Steps 11
- 25.1 Design and more
- 25.2 Using metadata for standardisation
- 25.3 Viewing the layers in a document
- 25.4 Working with processing steps metadata for a layer
- 25.5 Predefined Profiles and result view for Processing Steps
- 25.6 Checking processing steps information
- 25.7 Fixing processing steps data
- 25.8 Overview of predefined groups and types for processing steps
- 25.9 Configurable Checks and Fixups for Processing Steps
- 25.10 Split PDFs based on Processing Steps
- 25.11 Index layer names if initial visibility or Processing Steps metadata is different
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27. Interactively analyse and explore PDF documents 15
- 27.1 Visually inspect PDF files
- 27.2 Display ink coverage information for all separations
- 27.3 View ink coverage per separation
- 27.4 View safety zone in PDF
- 27.5 Heat map for «Out of gamut» visualization
- 27.6 Object Inspector – Examining page content
- 27.7 Examining page content: Filter in the Object Inspector
- 27.8 Compare documents
- 27.9 Log comparison based information
- 27.10 Explore Metadata
- 27.11 Explore Layers
- 27.12 Explore PDF
- 27.13 Explore Fonts
- 27.14 Explore tagging
- 27.15 XMP Metadata reports
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28. Quick Check 8
- 28.1 Quick Check – Introduction
- 28.2 Using Quick Check as a step in a Process Plan
- 28.3 Quick Check configuration syntax
- 28.4 All "aggregated" Quick Check objects and output
- 28.5 "direct" data structures and output
- 28.6 "status" data structure and output
- 28.7 Using Quick Check directly on the command line
- 28.8 Error codes and Return codes for Quick Check Results
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30. Impose 17
- 30.1 Imposition overview
- 30.2 Building blocks of an Impose configuration
- 30.3 Controlling the imposition process
- 30.4 Runlist
- 30.5 Token Engine
- 30.6 Token and Variables for dynamic imposition
- 30.7 Using variables defined in command line calls
- 30.8 Creating an Imposition configuration
- 30.9 Editor and debugger for Imposition configuration files
- 30.10 Dynamic imposition
- 30.11 Add sheet sizes for imposition
- 30.12 Create Booklet
- 30.13 JavaScript based imposition runlists
- 30.14 Use of JavaScript runlists
- 30.15 JavaScript runlist object definitions
- 30.16 JavaScript runlist convenience functions
- 30.17 Shingling
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31. Downloadable and adjustable solutions 6
- 31.1 Process Plan: Color picker to derive a specific color
- 31.2 Process Plan: Determine text in custom area
- 31.3 Process Plan: Extract text using OCR
- 31.4 Process Plan: Scale page excluding Processing Steps
- 31.5 Process Plan: Create bookmarks from headings
- 31.6 Process Plan: Use QR Codes to place icons and link annotations
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32. callas pdfToolbox CLI (command line interface) 27
- 32.1 Introduction to pdfToolbox CLI
- 32.2 Installation and activation of pdfToolbox Server/CLI
- 32.3 Hints and troubleshooting & Displaying program information
- 32.4 Processing
- 32.5 Using Profiles
- 32.6 General command line options
- 32.7 Converting office documents to PDF or PDF/A
- 32.8 Additional command line options and response files
- 32.9 Creating a report using Profiles
- 32.10 Enumerate Profiles
- 32.11 Results (Return codes, Error codes and Reason codes)
- 32.12 Commands related to Arrange
- 32.13 Commands related to Large format printing
- 32.14 Commands related to Present
- 32.15 Commands related to Document
- 32.16 Command to add bookmark structure
- 32.17 Commands related to Colors
- 32.18 Commands related to Layers
- 32.19 Commands related to Reports
- 32.20 DeviceLink Conversion
- 32.21 Run as a Server
- 32.22 Distributed Processing
- 32.23 Running pdfToolbox via Webservices (SOAP)
- 32.24 Activating logging
- 32.25 Predefined Profiles
- 32.26 Modifying structure of bookmarks and DPart
- 32.27 Handling Licensing through the License Server
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33. Using pdfToolbox in cloud environments 3
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35. Server 7
- 35.1 Introduction to pdfToolbox Server
- 35.2 Connect with Remote Server
- 35.3 Job settings
- 35.4 Using Job Tickets
- 35.5 Sidecar files and their use when processing files with a Server-Job
- 35.6 How to upgrade pdfToolbox Server successfully (without losing server jobs)?
- 35.7 pdfToolbox Server integration in automation systems (Switch, FileTrain)